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Central African Republic Conflict: UN Condemns 'Ethnic Cleansing' of MuslimsBy Ludovica IaccinoMarch 7, 2014 11:05 GMTAnti-balaka fighters from the town of Bossembele patrol in the Boeing district of Bangui, Central African RepublicReutersMost Muslims have now been 'cleansed' from the western area of war-torn Central African Republic, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.Antonio Guterres also said the majority of those Muslim still in western CAR "are under permanent threat" and face a "very high risk of attack."Addressing a meeting of the 15-nation UN Security Council, Guterres said: "Since early December we have effectively witnessed a 'cleansing' of the majority of the Muslim population in western CAR.&8220;"Since early December we have effectively witnessed a 'cleansing' of the majority of the Muslim population in western CAR."&8221;UN Commissioner Antonio Guterres"Tens of thousands of them [Muslims] have left the country, the second refugee outflow of the current crisis, and most of those remaining are under permanent threat."Just last week, there were about 15,000 people trapped in 18 locations in western CAR, surrounded by anti-Balaka elements and at very high risk of attack."Guterres continued by saying that,Max 2014 Fluorescence Green Black UK, while international forces are present in some of the sites, "if more security is not made available immediately,Nike Air Max 2014 Women Neon Pink Green UK, many of these civilians risk being killed right before our eyes."The UN has been urged by CAR's foreign minister Toussaint Kongo-Doudou to approve a UN peacekeeping force to stop the killing.Kongo-Doudou told the council that his country's survival depended on the urgent deployment of a UN force.UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous also spoke about the immediate need for deployment of UN troops and "essential civilian capacities"."The state has virtually no capacity to manage the massive array of threats it is facing,Air Max 2015 Black Red," Ladsous said.&8220;"If more security is not made available immediately, many of these civilians risk being killed right before our eyes."&8221;UN Commissioner Antonio Guterres"There is no national army and the remnants of the police and gendarmerie lack the basic equipment and means to exercise their duties, while state administration is largely absent."Ladsous added the UN intervention will cost hundreds of millions of dollars.A convoy of trucks carrying CAR's people and their belongings heads towards ChadReutersThe council is considering a UN proposal for a nearly 12,000-strong peacekeeping force to be operational before summer to stop the "ethnic-religious cleansing."There are some 6,000 African troops (supplied by MISCA) and 2,000 French troops on CAR's soil trying to end the conflict.The EU has also pledged to send 1,000 troops.The conflict, which started in December 2013, has pitted Muslim Seleka forces against Christian Anti-Balaka militias who have engaged in tit-for-tat violence that has resulted in over 2,000 deaths an |
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